SugarCube cycle macro default option from list

Authoring Twine
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Twine Version: 2.3.9 (online)
Story Format: SugarCube 2.33.0

When it comes to customizing the characters (player and some NPCs), I have variable lists that provide the choices. For example, when it comes to hair color, the same list is then presented:

<<set $haircolors to [
	"auburn",
	"black",
	"blonde",
	"strawberry blonde",
	"blue",
	"brown",
	"green",
	"gray",
	"orange",
	"pink",
	"purple",
	"red",
	"white"
]>>

When it comes time to setup the player and the customizable NPCs. I use the cycle macro as follows:

....they have shoulder length <<cycle "_npchc" autoselect>><<optionsfrom $haircolors>><</cycle>> hair...

Further down, ‘_npchc’ is mapped to the correct NPC being configured with the rest of their setup. This part all works nicely, except I can’t figure out how to have it select default values. Each of my NPCs has a default look, that the user can change if they want.

The SugarCube2 documentation shows that when using ‘option’ you can use ‘selected:’ to have it use that as the default. Which would be exactly what I want. However, I was hoping to use the list because it gives me one place to manage things and not currently 3 (will climb to 10) especially once I add in hair, eyes, skin tones, etc…

Is there a way I can use a list like above, ensuring that the default profile for my NPCs can still be maintained?

Thanks!

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I’d read the description of autoselect again, because it does what you want if you initially set the receiver variable to the appropriate default value.

For example:

<<set _npchc to "blonde">>
<<cycle "_npchc" autoselect>><<optionsfrom $haircolors>><</cycle>> hair...
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That is my lack of coding experience kicking in there.

I was trying to use the autoselect and selected in the syntax, which would explain why it wasn’t working.

That works perfectly. And I get what it’s doing now.